Current Volunteers

ABEM volunteers are at the heart of what we do! Their work drives ABEM’s mission to ensure the highest standards in the specialty of Emergency Medicine by:

  • Writing and refining every exam question
  • Developing and reviewing Key Advances synopses
  • Developing and administering Oral Exam and Certifying cases
  • Standard setting
  • Much more!

Emergency Medicine Exam Development and Administration

Curate topics submitted by the EM community and make recommendations for specific Key Advance topics to be included in MyEMCert modules. Members also develop synopses on selected topics that include clinical policy alerts, practice advances, and suggestions from literature.  

Key Advances Panel and MyEMCert Editors
Samuel M. Keim, M.D. (Advisor only)
Ernest E. Wang, M.D.
John P. Marshall, M.D.
John L. Kendall, M.D.

Key Advances Panel Authors
Brit J. Long, M.D.
Stephen J. Wolf, M.D.
Sean M. Fox, M.D.
Rachel E. Bridwell, M.D.
John L. Kendall, M.D. (also an editor)

Technical Editors
Christopher R. Carpenter, M.D.
Stephen R. Hayden, M.D.

Clinical Pharmacy Editor
Christopher J. Edwards, Pharm.D.

Develop high-quality, psychometrically acceptable questions. Each question is reviewed by editors, who also develop individual modules based on clinically relevant EM topics. 

Resuscitation Module Writers
Jayna Gardner-Gray, M.D.
Eric Alan Gross, M.D.
Jeffrey D. Ho, M.D.
Paul T. Ishimine, M.D.
Rita A. Manfredi, M.D.
Christopher S. Sampson, M.D.

Module Writer and MEC Writers
David S. Bullard, M.D.
Susan E. Farrell, M.D.
John T. Finnell II, M.D.
Derek R. Linklater, M.D.
Catherine A. Marco, M.D.
Tiffany E. Murano, M.D.
Kelly P. O’Keefe, M.D.
Broderick J. Franklin, M.D.
Ronald Rivera, M.D.
Jeffrey D. Ho, M.D.
Richard D. Shih, M.D.
Anne Tintinalli, M.D.

Develop questions for the modules that help physicians meet DEA requirements for CME based on the topics of Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Abuse Disorders. 

Subject Matter Experts/Content Developers
Melody J. Glenn, M.D.           
Lewis S. Nelson, M.D.           
Evan S. Schwarz, M.D.

Writers
Ciara J. Barclay-Buchanan, M.D.      
Michael S. Beeson, M.D.       
Fiona Gallahue, M.D.
Hina Z. Ghory, M.D.   
Juliana Karp, M.D.     
Patricia P. Nouhan, M.D.
Denise A. Whitfield, M.D.
Saralyn R. Williams, M.D.

Administer cases to candidates during the Oral Certification Exam. Examiners are trained in bias and fairness for testing and receive feedback during and after an exam to ensure consistency.  

2023 ABEM Oral Examiners

Physicians, patient advocates, medical educators, and professionals from a variety of backgrounds who provide input and guidance into ABEM initiatives, programs, and processes.   

Yvette Calderon, M.D., M.S., Chair
Linelle Campbell, M.D.
Ugo A. Ezenkwele, M.D., M.P.H.
Onyekachi T. Otugo, M.D., M.P.H.
Adedamola Ogunniyi, M.D.
Kimberly Richardson
Juliana Karp, M.D.
Lisa Moreno-Walton, M.D., M.S.W., M.S.C.R.
Christopher S. Sampson, M.D.

Editors
Felix K. Ankel, M.D.               
Wallace A. Carter Jr., M.D.               
Yvette Calderon, M.D.         
Susan E. Farrell, M.D.     
Suzanne R. White, M.D.                

Writers
Jennifer J. Casaletto, M.D.
Theodore J. Gaeta, D.O.
Charles S. Graffeo, M.D.
Eric A. Gross, M.D.
Linda L. Herman, M.D.
Katherine M. Hiller, M.D.
Jolie C. Holschen, M.D.
Babak Khazaeni, M.D.
Martin D. Klinkhammer, M.D.
Barry J. Knapp, M.D.
Kerri L. Mason, M.D.
Abhishek Mehrotra, M.D.
James Miner, M.D.
Steven Nazario, M.D.
Daria A. Pachovsky, M.D.
Melissa A. Platt, M.D.
Hope A. Nicole Ring, M.D.
Jeffrey Sankoff, M.D.
Jody A. Vogel, M.D. 

Develop and refine cases to be administered at the Certifying Exam.  

Board-certified physicians who develop high-quality, psychometrically acceptable questions for the In-training and Qualifying Exams.  Item writers attend training before beginning, and their work is regularly reviewed.  

ABEM is committed to producing exams that are fair, valid, and reliable.  To that end, unique groups of panelists are regularly convened to review potentially problematic questions and ensure the language used on the exam tests only those abilities that are related to the purpose of the test.   

Focused Practice Designation Volunteers

John L. Kendall, M.D., Chair
Srikar Adhikari, M.D.
Tiffany Fong, M.D.
Meghan K. Herbst, M.D.
Timothy B. Jang, M.D.
Megan M. Leo, M.D.
Javier Rosario, M.D
Michael Zwank, M.D.
Robert A. Jones, D.O.

ABEM Representatives on the Task Force
Samuel M. Keim, M.D., M.S., Chair
Ernest E. Wang, M.D.

Subspecialty Volunteers

Physicians who serve to help develop exams, review and approve the core content and exam blueprints for their subspecialty.  They have specialized knowledge, board involvement, and are advocates for ABEM. 

Jane H. Brice, M.D.
Erica Rae Carney, M.D.
Carol Anita Cunningham, M.D.
Mohamud Ramzanali Daya, M.D.
Theodore Richard Delbridge, M.D.
K. Sophia Dyer, M.D.
William Dana Fales, M.D.
Alexander P. Isakov, M.D.
Barry John Knapp, M.D. (Director Liason)
Douglas F. Kupas, M.D.
Christian Martin-Gill, M.D.
Vincent N. Mosesso Jr., M.D.
Katie Lynn Tataris, M.D.

Advisory Committee
Suzanne R. White, M.D., M.B.A., Chair and Editor
David W. Price, M.D., Editor
Christopher D. Sullivan, M.D., M.P.H., Editor
Santhanam Suresh, M.D., Editor

Assessment Committee
Carrie Baker, D.O., M.S.
Keenan M. Bora, M.D.
Christian Diez, M.D., M.B.A.
Andrew C. Furman, M.D., M.M.M.
Paul E. Gourley, D.O., M.B.A.
Daniel A. Handel, M.D., M.B.A, M.P.H.
Abhishek Mehrotra, M.D., M.B.A.
Mohammed M. Minhaj, M.D., M.B.A.
Ronny M. Otero, M.D., M.H.S.A.
Neil Patel, M.D., M.B.A.
Melissa A. Platt, M.D.
Vidya Raman, M.D.
Hugh W. Shoff, M.D., M.S.
Michele Soltis, M.D.
Mary Tanski, M.D., M.B.A.
Andrew S. Ulrich, M.D.

Examination Committee
Jessica E. Stetz, M.D.

Subboard
Andrew I. Stolbach, M.D., M.P.A. Chair
Carl R. Baum, M.D.
Diane P. Calello, M.D., Chair-Elect
Michael I. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H.
Robert G. Hendrickson, M.D.
Christopher O. Hoyte, M.D.
Tammi H. Schaeffer, D.O.
Sean Bryant, M.D.
Evan S. Schwarz, M.D.
Susan E. Farrell, M.D., Ed.M. ABEM Director Liaison

Examination Committee
Jordan B. Bonomo, M.D.
Evadne G. Marcolini, M.D.

ABEM Representatives on the Subboard
David B. Burbulys, M.D.
Keri L. Carstairs, M.D.
Nathan W. Mick, M.D.
Timothy A. Horeczko, M.D.
Ramon W. Johnson, M.D., M.B.A., ABEM Director Liaison

Advisory Committee
Andrew D. Perron, M.D.

Assessment Committee
Anna L. Waterbrook M.D

Exam Committee
Heather Murphy-Lavoie, M.D.
Keith William Van Meter, M.D.

Other Volunteer Groups

Ramon W. Johnson, M.D., M.B.A.
James D. Thomas, M.D.
Deborah B. Diercks, M.D.
Theodore J. Gaeta, D.O., M.P.H.
Louis J. Ling, M.D.
Barry J. Knapp, M.D.
Lewis S. Nelson, M.D.
Hope A. Ring, M.D.

Wallace A. Carter, M.D., Chair
Ernest E. Wang, M.D.
Matthew N. Graber, M.D., Ph.D.
Jeffrey A. Tabas, M.D.

Kim M. Feldhaus, M.D.
Andra L. Blomkalns, M.D.

Christopher S. Sampson, M.D.
Susan E. Farrell, M.D.
John T. Finnell II, M.D.
Linda L. Herman, M.D.
Dick C. Kuo, M.D.
Neil Patel, M.D.
Jeffrey Sankoff, M.D.
Mark A. Silverberg, M.D.
Todd Thomsen, M.D.
Jody A. Vogel, M.D.
Jason C. Wagner, M.D.
Ernest E. Wang, M.D.
Jody A. Vogel, M.D., M.S.
Jason C. Wagner, M.D.

Resident panel that provides a resident perspective on ABEM activities. They support communication activities and participate in regular feedback sessions.  

Charles Sanky, M.D., M.P.H.
Oladele Osisami, M.D.
Heather Friedman, D.O.

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